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The Rockhouse

Brother Tad plays the audio amalgam of blues, rhythm & blues and soul, and related musics; it’s a heavy dose of the good stuff every Wednesday afternoon!

Send Brother Tad an email at rockhouseKFAI@gmail.com, or call him at the studio while he’s on the air at (612) 341-0980.

Also, check out the Rockhouse Facebook page at Rockhouse KFAI. By listening, you’re already a Rockhouse resident, why not be a Friend of the show as well?

If you want to see the playlist for a particular show, click on that show’s date to get the details. Brother Tad tries his best to post a new playlist by noon on the day following the show.

Brother Tad has been a host of the Rockhouse since 1992. The show was started by Miss Sara Oxton in 1987, who retired from the ‘House in 2016 to become Rockhouse Frau Emeritus. She continues to make occasional appearances on the show as a substitute host.

Brother Tad began his radio “career” in ancient times, while an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, where he spun classical music, jazz and did news for the University’s public radio station, KANU-FM (now KPR – Kansas Public Radio). Having grown up in the cultural orbit of Kansas City, he was exposed early and often to the blues-based jazz of that city’s musical heroes like Big Joe Turner, Count Basie and Jay McShann. Since moving to the Twin Cities in the mid-70s, Brother Tad has become a full-fledged zealot in listening to and learning about blues, R&B and soul, and related musics.